Welcome to my stop on the Blog Tour for The Dare
by Carol Wyer
(Book 3 Detective Natalie Ward crime thriller series)
What They Say:
Jane’s daughter is a good girl. But what is she hiding?
When thirteen-year-old Savannah Hopkins doesn’t come straight home from school as she always does, her mother Jane immediately raises the alarm. With her blonde ponytail and red school jumper, someone must have spotted Savannah.
Detective Natalie Ward is determined to help the distraught mother – her own daughter is the same age as Savannah. But before Natalie and her team can get started, their worst fears are confirmed when the teenager’s broken body is found in nearby shrubland.
Evidence points towards a local recluse, but just as Natalie closes the net around him, one of Savannah’s friends, Harriet, is reported missing. Harriet might look grown up and sophisticated but she is only fourteen…
As Natalie delves into the lives of both girls, she soon discovers a sinister video on both their phones, daring the girls to disappear from their families for 48 hours. She’s sure this is the key to the case, but before she can act, Harriet’s body is found discarded on a roadside.
Natalie’s superiors don’t have to put any extra pressure on Natalie. Devastated, she and her team work without sleep, watching that video over and over. But just as she thinks they’re getting close, the person Natalie loves more than anything goes missing.
Natalie is no stranger to loss. She is terrified and the clock is ticking. Can she push through her fear to catch this depraved killer, before her loved one becomes the next victim?
This gripping rollercoaster of a read will have you up in the small hours turning the pages. Fans of Angela Marsons, Rachel Caine and Robert Dugoni will love The Dare.
When thirteen-year-old Savannah Hopkins doesn’t come straight home from school as she always does, her mother Jane immediately raises the alarm. With her blonde ponytail and red school jumper, someone must have spotted Savannah.
Detective Natalie Ward is determined to help the distraught mother – her own daughter is the same age as Savannah. But before Natalie and her team can get started, their worst fears are confirmed when the teenager’s broken body is found in nearby shrubland.
Evidence points towards a local recluse, but just as Natalie closes the net around him, one of Savannah’s friends, Harriet, is reported missing. Harriet might look grown up and sophisticated but she is only fourteen…
As Natalie delves into the lives of both girls, she soon discovers a sinister video on both their phones, daring the girls to disappear from their families for 48 hours. She’s sure this is the key to the case, but before she can act, Harriet’s body is found discarded on a roadside.
Natalie’s superiors don’t have to put any extra pressure on Natalie. Devastated, she and her team work without sleep, watching that video over and over. But just as she thinks they’re getting close, the person Natalie loves more than anything goes missing.
Natalie is no stranger to loss. She is terrified and the clock is ticking. Can she push through her fear to catch this depraved killer, before her loved one becomes the next victim?
This gripping rollercoaster of a read will have you up in the small hours turning the pages. Fans of Angela Marsons, Rachel Caine and Robert Dugoni will love The Dare.
About the author:
Carol Wyer is an award-winning
author and stand up comedian who writes feel-good comedies and gripping thrillers.
Her book, GRUMPY OLD MENOPAUSE won The People's Book Prize Award for non-fiction 2015.
Carol moved to the ‘dark side’ in 2017 with as series of thrillers. LITTLE GIRL LOST became the #2 best-selling book on Amazon, #9 best-selling audiobook on Audible and a Top 150 USA Today best-seller.
The DI Robyn Carter and DI Natalie Ward series have sold over half a million copies, earning her acclaim as a crime writer.
Carol has been interviewed on numerous radio shows discussing ''Irritable Male Syndrome' and 'Ageing Disgracefully' and on BBC Breakfast television. She has had articles published in national magazines 'Woman's Weekly' featured in 'Take A Break', 'Choice', 'Yours' and 'Woman's Own' magazines and the Huffington Post.
To learn more about Carol, go to www.carolwyer.co.uk or follow Carol on Twitter: @carolewyer.
Carol also blogs at www.carolwyer.com
What I Say:
Wow wow wow! I just read this book in 3 hours. It's gritty, gripping and fast paced!
Natalie Ward is a phenomenal character and I could read her books forever! She is strong, highly intelligent, caring and determined. She has a lot going on in her personal life, not least with her husband David, but she always puts her work first until the case is solved. She's a devoted, loving mother and she stands by David, even though I think he's a drip and doesn't deserve her sometimes. That just adds to her strength of character.
Natalie Ward is a phenomenal character and I could read her books forever! She is strong, highly intelligent, caring and determined. She has a lot going on in her personal life, not least with her husband David, but she always puts her work first until the case is solved. She's a devoted, loving mother and she stands by David, even though I think he's a drip and doesn't deserve her sometimes. That just adds to her strength of character.
This book follows a case involving missing teenaged girls, similar in age to her own daughter, Leigh. So when Leigh isn't where she's supposed to be, Natalie instantly thinks the worst. It's a mother's worst nightmare. It's a mothers worst nightmare and it's a very tense read.
I love the dynamic between Natalie and her colleagues. They are pretty tight knit and always have each others backs. When Natalie needs them, they rush to her side to help and offer support.
This series has been so thrilling to read! I am always eagerly awaiting the next book but then I'm sad when it's finished. I hope there are many more books to come as I'm not ready to let go of one of my favourite female characters just yet.
I think I need to go lie down in a dark room for a bit, that was traumatic but bloody brilliant! 11/10
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